HACKLEY, ERIE L. (1882, Excursion Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HACKLEY, ERIE L.
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
135615
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Muskegon, MI
Vessel Type:
Excursion Vessel
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. Arnold
Original Owner and Location:
Seth Lee, Muskegon, MI.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
14 x 18" stroke engine, 220hp @110rpm by Wilson & Hendrie, Montaque, MI. 6 x 11' firebox boiler by Turnbull Boiler Works, Montaque, MI.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
79'
Beam:
17.4'
Depth:
5.2'
Tonnage (gross):
54.61
Tonnage (net):
30.14
Final Disposition
Final Location:
North of Green Island, Green Bay.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
3 Oct 1903
How:
Sunk.
Final Cargo:
Passengers, general freight.
Notes:
Foundered in gale, sunk within minutes; 11 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1882 Built to run Muskegon - White Lake, MI.

1884, Aug 23 Damaged by fire, Chicago, IL.

1894 Ran Muskegon - White Lake.

1896 Owned Peter D. Campbell et al, Charlevoix, MI; ran Harbor Springs - Beaver Island; rig changed to propeller.

1899 Rebuilt housing, double-decked; readmeasured 91 gross / 57 net tons.

1902, Apr 9 Owned Fish Creek Transportation Co., ran on Green Bay.

1903, May 12 Owned Joseph L. Vorous, Fish Creek, WI.; ran Sturgeon Bay - Menominee - Detroit Harbor route.

1903, Oct 4 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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